Many comments to the article published in The Times of Malta on Thusrday made by bloggers were really chocking.
Our first duty is to rescue every person in distress on sea, regardless if it is a refugee or not. It would be important to find out how these refugees end up in the middle of the sea on their little boats, common agreements have to be found between the South European countries to have that part of the Mediterranean sea better monitored by patrol boats or by satellite observation. These “passers” have to be stopped and arraigned in front of international tribunals. Asylum seeking procedures should be speeded up, giving the refugees a freedom of movement when the criterias are met, legal immigration channels have to be created.
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http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080807/local/120-migrants-stranded-on-drifting-boat
